Industry Competence Committee ICC

The Industry Competence Committee (ICC) was formed under the Building Safety Act 2022 to provide strategic leadership, assistance and encouragement to facilitate the improvement of competence in the built environment industry. It advises both the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and industry on matters of competence. Its objectives are to:

• set clear expectations for industry on competence and what good looks like for individuals and organisations
• promote through a variety of communication channels advice relating to competence
• advise and assist industry in developing and maintaining competence pathways
• assist BSR both in improving the evidence base on industry competence and measuring industry progress
• support the building control profession and BSR by giving advice on matters relating to the competence of building control professionals

The Building Safety Act 2022 requires the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to operate an advisory committee with the following functions:

• monitoring competence in the built environment industry
• advising the regulator in relation to industry competence
• advising people in the built environment industry in relation to industry competence
• facilitating people in the built environment industry to improve industry competence
• providing guidance to the public (or a section of the public) about ways of assessing the competence of people in the built environment industry
• carrying out analysis and research in connection with a function mentioned in any of its functions

Members are appointed through a recruitment process that includes a written application and an interview. They should be able to demonstrate their ability and experience in improving competence in the industry. Members are appointed for 3 years. The committee members’ duties including attending ICC meetings every 2 months, and other working group meetings. Helping gather advice for, and contribute to, developing advice on competence. They also attend events and meetings on behalf of the committee to communicate advice.

For a list of current members, the annual report, terms of reference and further information visit via this link

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